This accounts for the fact that if during her husband's life she lives with another man, she will be stigmatized as an adulteress; but that if her husband is dead she is no longer under the old prohibition, and even though she marries again, she is not an adulteress.

For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; their tails being like serpents, and having heads, and it is with them that they inflict injury.

So the Apostles, after giving a solemn charge and delivering the Lord's Message, travelled back to Jerusalem, making known the Good News also in many of the Samaritan villages.

"Come forward," said He to the man with the shrivelled arm.

"His fellow servant therefore fell at his feet and entreated him, "'Only give me time,' he said, 'and I will pay you.'

These were a shadow of things that were soon to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.

At this they are astonished--that you do not run into the same excess of profligacy as they do; and they speak abusively of you.

Nor was the fact of its being placed to his credit put on record for his sake only;

he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said,

but trusting, as I do, in the Lord, I believe that I shall myself also come to you before long.

"Thereupon he left Chaldaea and settled in Haran till after the death of his father, when God caused him to remove into this country where you now live.

As He was embarking, the man who had been possessed asked permission to accompany Him.

he is puffed up with pride and has no true knowledge, but is crazy over discussions and controversies about words which give rise to envy, quarrelling, revilings, ill-natured suspicions,

For who were they that heard, and yet provoked God? Was it not the whole of the people who had come out of Egypt under the leadership of Moses?

For we know that He who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will raise us also to be with Jesus, and will cause both us and you to stand in His own presence.

unless you can deny that it is one and the same God who will pronounce the circumcised to be acquitted on the ground of faith, and the uncircumcised to be acquitted through the same faith.

No sooner, however, did they see that he was a Jew, than there arose from them all one roar of shouting, lasting about two hours. "Great is the Ephesian Diana," they said.

The people, meanwhile, kept shouting, some one thing and some another; for the assembly was all uproar and confusion, and the greater part had no idea why they had come together.

"Just at this hour, three days ago," replied Cornelius, "I was offering afternoon prayer in my house, when suddenly a man in shining raiment stood in front of me,

"'All these years,' replied the son, 'I have been slaving for you, and I have never at any time disobeyed any of your orders, and yet you have never given me so much as a kid, for me to enjoy myself with my friends;

Then all in the synagogue, while listening to these words, were filled with fury.

"Pray, both of you, to the Lord for me," answered Simon, "that nothing of what you have said may come upon me."

He supposed his brethren to be aware that by him God was sending them deliverance; this, however, they did not understand.

But he gave him no inheritance in it, no, not a single square yard of ground. And yet He promised to bestow the land as a permanent possession on him and his posterity after him--and promised this at a time when Abraham was childless.

"Am I a Jew?" exclaimed Pilate; "it is your own nation and the High Priests who have handed you over to me. What have you done?"

And great crowds followed Him, coming from Galilee, from the Ten Towns, from Jerusalem, and from beyond the district on the other side of the Jordan.

For those who have will have more given them; and from those who have not, even what they have will be taken away."

Listen, every one who has ears to listen with!"

seeing that the warning still comes to us, "To-day, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as your forefathers did in the time of the provocation."

"Why, how can I," replied the eunuch, "unless some one explains it to me?" And he earnestly invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

If to other men I am not an Apostle, yet at any rate I am one to you; for your very existence as a Christian Church is the seal of my Apostleship.

But what did you go out to see? A man wearing luxurious clothes? People who are gorgeously dressed and live in luxury are found in palaces.

So He took the blind man by the arm and brought him out of the village, and spitting into his eyes He put His hands on him and asked him, "Can you see anything?"

and yet to not one of them was Elijah sent: he was only sent to a widow at Zarephath in the Sidonian country.

He came to the second and spoke in the same manner. His answer was, "'I will go, Sir.' "But he did not go.

for all of you are sons of Light and sons of the day. We belong neither to the night nor to darkness.

For it is true that he has been ill, and was apparently at the point of death; but God had pity on him, and not only on him, but also on me, to save me from having sorrow upon sorrow.

Let us not become vain-glorious, challenging one another, envying one another.

But what did God say to him in reply? "I have reserved for Myself 7,000 men who have never bent the knee to Baal."

Seeing one of them wrongfully treated he took his part, and secured justice for the ill-treated man by striking down the Egyptian.

And they remained a considerable time in Antioch with the disciples.

John's Baptism--was it of Heavenly or of human origin? Answer me."

Then passing through Pisidia they came into Pamphylia;

His fellow servants, therefore, seeing what had happened, were exceedingly angry; and they came and told their master without reserve all that had happened.

You are witnesses as to these things.

For we seek not only God's approval of our integrity, but man's also.

When you forgive a man an offence I also forgive it; for in fact what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has always been for your sakes in the presence of Christ,

"I will come and cure him," said Jesus.

So they immediately left their nets and followed Him. As He went further on,

Therefore I entreat you not to lose heart in the midst of my sufferings on your behalf, for they bring you honour.

But if there are Prophets, let two or three speak and let the rest judge.

Now when Herod was on the point of taking him out of prison, that very night Peter was asleep between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards were on duty outside the door.

Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the ship's boat and let her fall off.

This led the Pharisees and Scribes of their party to expostulate with His disciples and ask, "Why are you eating and drinking with these tax-gatherers and notorious sinners?"

And to whom did He swear that they should not be admitted to His rest, if it was not to those who were disobedient?

But when the blade shoots up and the grain is formed, then appears the darnel also.

Greet all your leaders and all God's people. The brethren from Italy send you greetings.

They said this that the words might be fulfilled in which Jesus predicted the kind of death He was to die.

son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph,

But they seized him, beat him cruelly and sent him away empty-handed.

two blind men sitting by the roadside heard that it was Jesus who was passing by, and cried aloud, "Sir, Son of David, pity us."

"Rabbi," replied Peter, "all night long we have worked hard and caught nothing; but at your command I will let down the nets."

So the man departed, and related publicly everywhere in the Ten Towns all that Jesus had done for him; and all were astonished.

For the words are in evidence, "Thou art a priest for ever, belonging to the order of Melchizedek."

For they could not endure the order which had been given, "Even a wild beast, if it touches the mountain, shall be stoned to death;"

But to you, the rest of you in Thyateira, all who do not hold this teaching and are not the people who have learnt the "deep things," as they call them (the deep things of Satan!)

who said, "'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your charities have been put on record before God.

Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches.'

"Are you not the Egyptian who some years ago excited the riot of the 4,000 cut-throats, and led them out into the Desert?"

And God declared that Abraham's posterity should for four hundred years make their home in a country not their own, and be reduced to slavery and be oppressed.

"John the Baptist," they replied, "but others say Elijah, and others, that it is one of the Prophets."

Honour widows who are really in need.

and He told all the people to sit down on the grass. Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and after looking up to heaven and blessing them, He broke up the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples distributed them to the people.

For John came to you observing all sorts of ritual, and you put no faith in him: the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners did put faith in him, and you, though you saw this example set you, were not even afterwards sorry so as to believe him.

It was needful therefore that the copies of the things in Heaven should be cleansed in this way, but that the heavenly things themselves should be cleansed with more costly sacrifices.

Christian greetings to the brethren at Laodicea, especially to Nymphas, and to the Church that meets at their house.

If any one imagines that he already possesses any true knowledge, he has as yet attained to no knowledge of the kind to which he ought to have attained;

For you know the commands which we laid upon you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

And they at once left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

"'And the nation, whichever it is, that enslaves them, I will judge,' said God; 'and afterwards they shall come out, and they shall worship Me in this place.'

But hearing that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod on the throne of Judaea, he was afraid to go there; and being instructed by God in a dream he withdrew into Galilee,

and as God by His power raised the Master to life, so He will also raise us up.

But suddenly there arose a great storm on the Lake, so that the waves threatened to engulf the boat; but He was asleep.

Seeing Peter and John about to go into the Temple, he asked them for alms.

For by it the saints of old won God's approval.

Is God simply the God of the Jews, and not of the Gentiles also? He is certainly the God of the Gentiles also,

John is the man about whom it is written, 'See, I am sending My messenger before thy face, and he shall make ready thy way before thee.'

"Do you at last believe?" replied Jesus.

"In the same way my Heavenly Father will deal with you, if you do not all of you forgive one another from your hearts."

Brethren, do not prove yourselves to be children in your minds. As regards evil, indeed, be utter babes, but as regards your minds prove yourselves to be men of ripe years.

But of this be assured, that if the master of the house had known the hour at which the robber was coming, he would have kept awake, and not have allowed his house to be broken into.

For in the Law of Moses it is written, "Thou shalt not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain."

But, when the seven days were nearly over, the Jews from the province of Asia, having seen Paul in the Temple, set about rousing the fury of all the people against him.

The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.

Then they began entreating Him to depart from their district.

When he was about to be taken into the barracks, Paul said to the Tribune, "May I speak to you?" "Do you know Greek?" the Tribune asked.

So we also, when spiritually we were children, were subject to the world's rudimentary notions, and were enslaved.

Levi also gave a great entertainment at his house in honour of Jesus, and there was a large party of tax-gatherers and others at table with them.

But if it is by the power of God that I drive out the demons, it is evident that the Kingdom of God has come upon you.

Thus we are constantly dying, while you are in full enjoyment of Life.

"Do you not yet understand?" He said.

While the Pharisees were still assembled there, Jesus put a question to them.

Surrounding the throne there were also twenty-four other thrones, on which sat twenty-four Elders clothed in white robes, with victors' wreaths of gold upon their heads.

The harvestman who labours in the field must be the first to get a share of the crop.

but He passed through the midst of them and went His way.

"Where, Master?" they inquired. "Where the dead body is," He replied, "there also will the vultures flock together."

And they will say to you, 'See there!' 'See here!' Do not start off and go in pursuit.

If any one's work is burnt up, he will suffer the loss of it; yet he will himself be rescued, but only, as it were, by passing through the fire.

various forms of official service, and yet one and the same Lord;

at which Herodias's own daughter came in and danced, and so charmed Herod and his guests that he said to her, "Ask me for anything you please, and I will give it to you."

and besought Him with many entreaties. "My little daughter," he said, "is at the point of death: I pray you come and lay your hands upon her, that she may recover and live."

"You went into the houses of men who are not Jews," they said, "and you ate with them."

His garments also became dazzling with brilliant whiteness--such whiteness as no bleaching on earth could give.

and with loud lamentation they all threw their arms round his neck, and kissed him lovingly,

He was accompanied as far as the province of Asia by Sopater the Beroean, the son of Pyrrhus; by the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; by Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and by the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus.

Nor may we be fornicators, like some of them who committed fornication and on a single day 23,000 of them fell dead.

During the passage He fell asleep, and there came down a squall of wind on the Lake, so that the boat began to fill and they were in deadly peril.

Do not ordain any one hastily; and do not be a partaker in the sins of others; keep *yourself* pure.

For if so-called gods do exist, either in Heaven or on earth--and in fact there are many such gods and many such lords--

But the other, answering, reproved him. "Do you also not fear God," he said, "when you are actually suffering the same punishment?

And Isaiah cries aloud concerning Israel, "Though the number of the sons of Israel be like the sands of the sea, only a remnant of them shall be saved;

Through faith he came and made his home for a time in a land which had been promised to him, as if in a foreign country, living in tents together with Isaac and Jacob, sharers with him in the same promise;

all these wicked things come out from within and make a man unclean."

And he shall be their shepherd, ruling them with a rod of iron, just as earthenware jars are broken to pieces; and his power over them shall be like that which I Myself have received from My Father;

And they told the Lord's Message to him as well as to all who were in his house.

Barnabas, however, came to his assistance. He brought Saul to the Apostles, and related to them how, on his journey, he had seen the Lord, and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had fearlessly taught in the name of Jesus.

I solemnly call upon you, in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels, to carry out these instructions of mine without prejudice, and to do nothing from partiality.

Another part falls among the thorns, and the thorns grow up with it and stifle it.

"But those men--the vine-dressers--said to one another, "'Here is the heir: come, let us kill him, and then the property will one day be ours.'

Brethren, pray for us.

But when He arrived at the place, He said to them, "Pray that you may not come into temptation."

"Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace be to this house!'

But some of you have been puffed up through getting the idea that I am not coming to Corinth.

But a time will come when the Bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast.

"To what then shall I compare the men of the present generation, and what do they resemble?

till the woman also died, after surviving them all.

to a third man, by means of the same Spirit, special faith; to another various gifts of healing, by means of the one Spirit;

how, while passing through great trouble, their boundless joy even amid their deep poverty has overflowed to increase their generous liberality.

And do not let us test the Lord too far, as some of them tested Him and were destroyed by the serpents.

As he sows, some of the seed falls by the way-side, and the birds come and peck it up.

So all ate, and were fully satisfied. The broken portions that remained over they gathered up, filling twelve baskets.

and she was crying out in the pains and agony of childbirth.

And it is really this which has again and again prevented my coming to you.

After the Removal to Babylon Jeconiah had a son Shealtiel; Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel;

for the Law brought no perfect blessing--but on the other hand we have the bringing in of a new and better hope by means of which we draw near to God.

and being absolutely certain that whatever promise He is bound by He is able also to make good.

and hold His office not in obedience to any temporary Law, but by virtue of an indestructible Life.

When then the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-dressers?"

and He said, "Go out of the room; the little girl is not dead, but asleep." And they laughed at Him.

Or what king, marching to encounter another king in war, does not first sit down and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand men to meet the one who is advancing against him with twenty thousand?

As for Titus, remember that he is a partner with me, and is my comrade in my labours for you. And as for our brethren, remember that they are delegates from the Churches, and are men in whom Christ is glorified.

And if anything is revealed to some one else who is seated there, let the first be silent.

For already He had been commanding the foul spirit to come out of the man. For many a time it had seized and held him, and they had repeatedly put him in chains and fetters and kept guard over him, but he used to break the chains to pieces, and, impelled by the demon, to escape into the Desert.

I am therefore all the more eager to send him, in the hope that when you see him again you may be glad and I may have the less sorrow.

So Paul went away from them.

And continually, up till daybreak, Paul kept urging all on board to take some food. "This is the fourteenth day," he said, "that you have been anxiously waiting for the storm to cease, and have fasted, eating little or nothing.

The excitement spread through the whole city, and the people rushed in crowds to the Temple, and there laid hold of Paul and began to drag him out; and the Temple gates were immediately closed.

"Even if I must die with you," declared Peter again and again, "I will never disown you." In like manner protested also all the disciples.

"This was said three times, and then everything was drawn up again out of sight.

"What think you about the Christ," He said, "whose son is He?" "David's," they replied.

So with his permission Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand to the people to be quiet; and when there was perfect silence he addressed them in Hebrew.

Thereupon some of the Pharisees in the crowd appealed to Him, saying, "Rabbi, reprove your disciples."

Meanwhile the boat was far out on the Lake, buffeted and tossed by the waves, the wind being adverse.

diversities in work, and yet one and the same God--He who in each person brings about the whole result.

for he loves our nation, and at his own expense he built our synagogue for us."

All ate the same spiritual food,

These men pay court to you, but not with honourable motives. They want to exclude you, so that you may pay court to them.

For they say "His letters are authoritative and forcible, but his personal presence is unimpressive, and as for eloquence, he has none."

But with most of them God was not well pleased; for they were laid low in the Desert.

Make room for us in your hearts. There is not one of you whom we have wronged, not one to whom we have done harm, not one over whom we have gained any selfish advantage.

I solemnly tell you that never again will I taste the produce of the vine till I shall drink the new wine in the Kingdom of God."

And all the people came to Him in the Temple, early in the morning, to listen to Him.

son of Mahath, son of Mattathias, son of Semein, son of Josech, son of Joda,

The first blew his trumpet; and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, falling upon the earth; and a third part of the earth was burnt up, and a third part of the trees and all the green grass.

I am not writing all this to shame you, but I am offering you advice as my dearly-loved children.

it was for our sakes too. Faith, before long, will be placed to the credit of us also who are believers in Him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead,

Or again, is it only Barnabas and myself who are not at liberty to give up working with our hands?

Accordingly the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and also of the other who had been crucified with Jesus.

And if any one asks you, 'Why are you doing that?' say, 'The Master needs it, and will send it back here without delay.'"

So they brought the foal to Jesus, and threw their outer garments over him; and Jesus mounted.

But when they could find no way of doing so because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiling--bed and all--into the midst, in front of Jesus.

Yes, and all the Prophets, from Samuel onwards--all who have spoken--have also announced the coming of this present time.

At the Resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? for they all married her."

If, on the other hand, every one is prophesying and an unbeliever or an ungifted man comes in, he is convicted by all and closely examined by all,

"For those words of yours, go home," He replied; "the demon has gone out of your daughter."

Well aware of their reasonings, Jesus answered their questions by asking in turn, "What is this that you are debating in your hearts?

Immediately Jesus, well knowing that healing power had gone from within Him, turned round in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"

and said, "You who would pull down the Sanctuary and build a new one within three days, save yourself. If you are God's Son, come down from the cross."

I solemnly charge you in the Lord's name to have this Letter read to all the brethren.

It is always an honourable thing to be courted in an honourable cause; always, and not only when I am with you, my children--

Fixing my eyes on it, I examined it closely, and saw various kinds of quadrupeds, wild beasts, reptiles and birds.

This statement is the testimony of an eye-witness, and it is true. He knows that he is telling the truth--in order that you also may believe.

His habit at this time was to teach in the Temple by day, but to go out and spend the night on the Mount called the Oliveyard.

And the report of this spread throughout all that district.

So she went home, and found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

His neighbours, therefore, and the other people to whom he had been a familiar object because he was a beggar, began asking, "Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?"

and said to him, "'Leave your country and your relatives, and go into whatever land I point out to you.'

when Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, we are thankful to you that we are here. Let us put up three tents--one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

"What did he do to you?" they asked; "how did he open your eyes?"

What soldier ever serves at his own cost? Who plants a vineyard and yet does not eat any of the grapes? Or who tends a herd of cattle and yet does not taste their milk?

He had still one left whom he could send, a dearly-loved son: him last of all he sent, saying, "'They will treat my son with respect.'

Then they railed at him, and said, "You are that man's disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

"And I will put a question to you," replied Jesus; "answer me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

That is how I run, not being in any doubt as to my goal. I am a boxer who does not inflict blows on the air,

the field is the world; the good seed--these are the sons of the Kingdom; the darnel, the sons of the Evil one.

All this is allegorical; for the women represent two Covenants. One has its origin on Mount Sinai, and bears children destined for slavery.

But, to prove to you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to pardon sins" --He then says to the paralytic, "Rise, and take up your bed and go home."

But he who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God.

Would that I were with you and could change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.

My love in Christ Jesus be with you all.

He rose, left everything, and followed Him.

So the people ate an abundant meal; and what remained over they picked up and carried away--seven hampers of broken pieces.

"Yes it is," replied some of them. "No it is not," said others, "but he is like him." His own statement was, "I am the man."

So he roused himself and took the child and His mother and came into the land of Israel.

No harp or song, no flute or trumpet, shall ever again be heard in thee; no craftsman of any kind shall ever again be found in thee; nor shall the grinding of the mill ever again be heard in thee.

We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who are themselves bringing you the same message by word of mouth.

For I know your earnest willingness, on account of which I habitually boast of you to the Macedonians, pointing out to them that for a whole year you in Greece have been ready; and the greater number of them have been spurred on by your ardour.

But when they have delivered you up, have no anxiety as to how you shall speak or what you shall say; for at that very time it shall be given you what to say;

Then some of the people crowded round Alexander, whom the Jews had pushed forward; and Alexander, motioning with his hand to get silence, was prepared to make a defence to the people.

Then they brought it to Jesus, and after throwing their outer garments on the colt they placed Jesus on it.

and if a family splits into parties, that family cannot continue.

And with whom was God so greatly grieved for forty years? Was it not with those who had sinned, and whose dead bodies fell in the Desert?

he spends days and nights, now awake, now asleep, while the seed sprouts and grows tall, he knows not how.

And I do everything for the sake of the Good News, that I may share with my hearers in its benefits.

And they, when they came to Jesus, earnestly entreated Him, pleading, "He deserves to have this favour granted him,

But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and, in company with many others, telling the Good News of the Lord's Message.

The next day the infantry returned to the barracks, leaving the cavalry to proceed with him;

So the demons entreated Him. "If Thou drivest us out," they said, "send us into the herd of swine."

The next day, also, he came and found two of them fighting, and he endeavoured to make peace between them. "'Sirs,' he said, 'you are brothers. Why are you wronging one another?'

Then will two men be in the open country: one will be taken away, and one left behind.

that each man among you shall know how to procure a wife who shall be his own in purity and honour;

"You say you will lay down your life on my behalf!" said Jesus; "in most solemn truth I tell you that the cock will not crow before you have three times disowned me."

and the Captain, hearing about Jesus, sent to Him some of the Jewish Elders, begging Him to come and restore his servant to health.

What, therefore, will the owner of the vineyard do?" "He will come and put the vine-dressers to death," they said; "and will give the vineyard to others."

If there is speaking in an unknown tongue, only two or at the most three should speak, and they should do so one at a time, and one should interpret;

And tell Archippus to discharge carefully the duties devolving upon him as a servant of the Lord.

If I were to send them home hungry, they would faint on the way, some of them having come a great distance."

and they besought Him not to command them to be gone into the Bottomless Pit.

After the return of Jesus to the house His disciples asked Him privately, "How is it that we could not expel the spirit?"

for the day of His anger--that great day--has come, and who is able to stand?"

"Fasten your girdle," said the angel, "and tie on your sandals." He did so. Then the angel said, "Throw your cloak round you, and follow me."

and sent Timothy our brother and God's minister in the service of Christ's Good News, that he might help you spiritually and encourage you in your faith;

but in the Church I would rather speak five words with my understanding--so as to instruct others also--than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

Yes, they have kindly done this, and, in fact, it was a debt they owed them. For seeing that the Gentiles have been admitted in to partnership with the Jews in their spiritual blessings, they in turn are under an obligation to render sacred service to the Jews in temporal things.

Again he sent to them another servant: and as for him, they wounded him in the head and treated him shamefully.

Which is easier? --to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'?

Meanwhile the disciples were urging Jesus. "Rabbi," they said, "eat something."

when I declare that I have deep grief and unceasing anguish of heart.

So He passed the word to the people to sit down on the ground. Then taking the seven loaves He blessed them, and broke them into portions and proceeded to give them to His disciples for them to distribute, and they distributed them to the people.

So they came and woke Him, crying, "Master, save us, we are drowning!"

The riot and uproar spread through the whole city, till at last with one accord they rushed into the Theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, two Macedonians who were fellow travellers with Paul.

May God, who gives peace be with you all! Amen.

For this reason also his faith was placed to his credit as righteousness.

"But the man who was doing the wrong resented his interference, and asked, "'Who appointed you magistrate and judge over us?

and sat down there on guard.

and you see and hear that, not in Ephesus only but throughout almost the whole province of Asia, this fellow Paul has led away a vast number of people by inducing them to believe that they are not gods at all that are made by men's hands.

Of itself the land produces the crop-- first the blade, then the ear; afterwards the perfect grain is seen in the ear.

That is how I vindicate myself to those who criticize me.

When Paul was going up the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob;

Then came to Him a party of Sadducees, a sect which denies that there is any Resurrection; and they proceeded to question Him.

This man Paul had been seized by the Jews, and they were on the point of killing him, when I came upon them with the troops and rescued him, for I had been informed that he was a Roman citizen.

And, wishing to know with certainty the offense of which they were accusing him, I brought him down into their Sanhedrin,

So the Pharisees said to Him, "Look! why are they doing what on the Sabbath is unlawful?"

That was why his parents said, "He is of full age: ask him himself."

And the crowds of people were all filled with amazement and said, "Can this be the Son of David?"

This was because they said, "He is possessed by a foul spirit."

(For to every one who has, more shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him who has nothing, even what he has shall be taken away.)

For every one who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, the door shall be opened.

Yes, to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies upon their hearts.

And so we see that it was owing to lack of faith that they could not be admitted.

For even if you were to have ten thousand spiritual instructors--for all that you could not have several fathers. It is I who in Christ Jesus became your father through the Good News.

The Queen of the South will awake at the Judgement together with the men of the present generation, and will condemn them; because she came from the extremity of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; but mark! One greater than Solomon is here.

But you have a custom that I should release one prisoner to you at the Passover. So shall I release to you the King of the Jews?"

And while they were untying the colt the owners called out, "Why are you untying the colt?"

it is impossible, I say, to keep bringing them back to a new repentance, for, to their own undoing, they are repeatedly crucifying the Son of God afresh and exposing Him to open shame.

"While I was in the town of Jaffa, offering prayer," he said, "in a trance I saw a vision. There descended what seemed to be an enormous sail, being let down from the sky by ropes at the four corners, and it came close to me.

This is Hagar; for the name Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, which is in bondage together with her children.

Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.

But on their giving the answer that Jesus had bidden them give, they let them take it.

or of teaching about ceremonial washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and the last judgement.

so much the more also is the Covenant of which Jesus has become the guarantor, a better covenant.

I beseech you not to compel me when present to make a bold display of the confidence with which I reckon I shall show my 'courage' against some who reckon that we are guided by worldly principles.

From Paphos, Paul and his party put out to sea and sailed to Perga in Pamphylia. John, however, left them and returned to Jerusalem.

Again, how can any one enter the house of a strong man and carry off his goods, unless first of all he masters and secures the strong man: then he will ransack his house.

son of Joshua, son of Eliezar, son of Jorim, son of Maththat, son of Levi,

A good man from his good store produces good things, and a bad man from his bad store produces bad things.

Now when I came into the Troad to spread there the Good News about the Christ, even though in the Lord's providence a door stood open before me,

I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of dead, but of living men."

Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss.

Peter, however, explained the whole matter to them from the beginning.

Then many spread their outer garments to carpet the road, and others leafy branches which they had cut down in the fields;

and if we say 'a human origin' we have the people to fear, for they all hold John to have been a Prophet."

Or do you not know that a man who has to do with a prostitute is one with her in body? For God says, "The two shall become one."

Then, throwing off all reserve, Paul and Barnabas said, "We were bound to proclaim God's Message to you first. But since you spurn it and judge yourselves to be unworthy of the Life of the Ages--well, we turn to the Gentiles.

"Where is your faith?" He asked them. But they were filled with terror and amazement, and said to one another, "Who then is this? for He gives orders both to wind and waves, and they obey Him."

He instantly sent for a few soldiers and their officers, and came down among the people with all speed. At the sight of the Tribune and the troops they ceased beating Paul.

How faithful He was to Him who appointed Him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God's house!

But all believers do not recognize these facts. Some, from force of habit in relation to the idol, even now eat idol sacrifices as such, and their consciences, being but weak, are polluted.

"So they took him and killed him, and flung his body outside the vineyard.

and a voice came from the sky, saying, "Thou art My Son dearly loved: in Thee is My delight."

Then Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the Captain sent friends to Him with the message: "Sir, do not trouble to come. I am not worthy of having you come under my roof;

And constantly, day and night, he remained among the tombs or on the hills, shrieking, and mangling himself with sharp stones.

Amazement seized them all. "Glory to God!" was the abiding feeling. Yet fear flashed through their minds and they said, "We have seen strange things to-day."

Having spoken thus, Paul knelt down and prayed with them all;

So with a loud cry he threw the boy into fit after fit, and came out. The boy looked as if he were dead, so that most of them said he was dead;

But if the man, being a bad servant, should say in his heart, 'My master is a long time in coming,'

After spending some time there they received an affectionate farewell from the brethren to return to those who had sent them.

and going on board one of them, which was Simon's He asked him to push out a little from land. Then He sat down and taught the crowd of people from the boat.

"Rise from sleep, and take the child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child's life are dead."

The girl immediately came in, in haste, to the King and made her request. "My desire is," she said, "that you will give me, here and now, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist."

"Which of you is there," He replied, "who, if he has but a single sheep and it falls into a hole on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out?

and I will give him the Morning Star.

and I know that when I come to you it will be with a vast amount of blessing from Christ.

Upon this the Commander went with the officers, and brought the Apostles; but without using violence; for they were afraid of being stoned by the people.

And you must not be worshippers of idols, as some of them were. For it is written, "The People sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to dance."

and must be one who is able to bear patiently with the ignorant and erring, because he himself also is beset with infirmity.

"I know," said Martha, "that he will rise again at the resurrection, on the last day."

The brethren all send greetings to you. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

"Now at that very moment three men came to the house where we were, having been sent from Caesarea to find me.

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

He even swore to her, "Whatever you ask me for I will give you, up to half my kingdom."

Even as Isaiah says in an earlier place, "Were it not that the Lord, the God of Hosts, had left us some few descendants, we should have become like Sodom, and have come to resemble Gomorrah."

For if they are doing these things in the case of the green tree, what will be done in that of the dry?"

But all this has taken place in order that the writings of the Prophets may be fulfilled." At this point the disciples all left Him and fled.

"I have told you already," he replied, "and you did not listen to me. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also mean to be disciples of his?"

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But what did you go out to see? A Prophet? Aye, I tell you, and far more than a Prophet.

son of Symeon, son of Judah, son of Joseph, son of Jonam, son of Eliakim, son of

For it is written, "Rejoice, thou barren woman that bearest not, break forth into a joyful cry, thou that dost not travail with child. For the desolate woman has many children--more indeed than she who has the husband."

He at once sent a soldier of his guard with orders to bring John's head. So he went and beheaded him in the prison,

It is true that a particular kind of food will not bring us into God's presence; we are neither inferior to others if we abstain from it, nor superior to them if we eat it.

Instantly Jesus stretched out His hand and caught hold of him, saying to him, "O little faith, why did you doubt?"

But whenever the heart of the nation shall have returned to the Lord, the veil will be withdrawn.

And again, "The Lord takes knowledge of the reasonings of the wise--how useless they are."

"Are there not twelve hours in the day?" replied Jesus. "If any one walks in the daytime, he does not stumble--because he sees the light of this world.

And men belonging to all peoples, tribes, languages and nations gaze at their dead bodies for three days and a half, but they refuse to let them be laid in a tomb.

nor because they are Abraham's true children. But the promise was "Through Isaac shall your posterity be reckoned."

They will scourge Him and put Him to death, and on the third day He will rise to life again."

He went to him, and dressed his wounds with oil and wine and bound them up. Then placing him on his own mule he brought him to an inn, where he bestowed every care on him.

the elder women too as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, with perfect modesty.

A widow who is really in need, friendless and desolate, has her hopes fixed on God, and continues at her supplications and prayers, night and day;

But the spiritual man judges of everything, although he is himself judged by no one.

Yet a third he sent, and him they killed. And he sent many besides, and them also they ill-treated, beating some and killing others.

But if you desire anything further, it will have to be settled in the regular assembly.

The second and the third also took her;

This man lived among the tombs, nor could any one now secure him even with a chain;

But I tell you that there is here that which is greater than the Temple.

son of Amminadab, son of Admin, son of Arni, son of Hezron, son of Perez, son of Judah,

son of Melchi, son of Addi, son of Cosam, son of Elmadam, son of Er,

Moreover there appeared to them Elijah accompanied by Moses; and the two were conversing with Jesus,

The sailors, however, wanted to make their escape from the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow.

Such a one does not keep his hold upon Christ, the Head, from whom the Body, in all its parts nourished and strengthened by its points of contact and its connections, grows with a divine growth.

But when Gallio became Proconsul of Greece, the Jews with one accord made a dead set at Paul, and brought him before the court.

for many a time he had been left securely bound in fetters and chains, but afterwards the chains lay torn link from link, and the fetters in fragments, and there was no one strong enough to master him.

But no sooner is the crop ripe, than he sends the reapers, because the time of harvest has come."

Mark well what I am saying: the Lord will give you discernment in everything.

Any man who has received His testimony has solemnly declared that God is true.

Is not a man, however, far superior to a sheep? Therefore it is right to do good on the Sabbath."

So for this reason, when sent for, I came without raising any objection. I therefore ask why you sent for me."

And I heard what seemed to be a voice speaking in the midst of the four living creatures, and saying, "A quart of wheat for a shilling, and three quarts of barley for a shilling; but do not injure either the oil or the wine."

but he is under the control of guardians and trustees until the time his father has appointed.

If any one is marring the Sanctuary of God, him will God mar; for the Sanctuary of God is holy, which you all are.

The crowd answered Him, "We have heard out of the Law that the Christ remains for ever. In what sense do you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is that Son of Man?"

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let these learn first to show piety towards their own homes and to prove their gratitude to their parents; for this is well pleasing in the sight of God.

"True, Sir," she replied, "and yet the dogs under the table eat the children's scraps."

For even after our arrival in Macedonia we could get no relief such as human nature craves. We were greatly harassed; there were conflicts without and fears within.

Our letter of recommendation is yourselves--a letter written on our hearts and everywhere known and read.

And if there is a lover of peace there, your peace shall rest upon it; otherwise come back upon you.

So if Satan has risen in arms and has made war upon himself, stand he cannot, but meets his end.

Rouse yourself and keep awake, and strengthen those things which remain but have well-nigh perished; for I have found no doings of yours free from imperfection in the sight of My God.

"Be it so, Sir," she said, "for even the dogs eat the scraps which fall from their masters' tables."

heard of Jesus. And she came in the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak;

to whom also Abraham presented a tenth part of all--being first, as his name signifies, King of righteousness, and secondly King of Salem, that is, King of peace:

In other words, it is not the children by natural descent who count as God's children, but the children made such by the promise are regarded as Abraham's posterity.

And I saw a mighty angel who was exclaiming in a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the book and break its seals?"

And in the place where it was said to them, 'No people of Mine are you,' there shall they be called sons of the everliving God."

Having reached Salamis, they began to announce God's Message in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John as their assistant.

We know that God spoke to Moses; but as for this fellow we do not know where he comes from."

So they departed and visited village after village, spreading the Good News and performing cures everywhere.

As they were coming down from the mountain, He very strictly forbad them to tell any one what they had seen "until after the Son of Man has risen from among the dead."

So they went and found a young ass tied up at the front door of a house. They were untying it,

When the Lamb broke the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come." I looked, and a black horse appeared, its rider carrying a balance in his hand.

"'Your brother has come,' he replied; 'and your father has had the fat calf killed, because he has got him home safe and sound.'

and of which I have been appointed a herald and an Apostle (I am speaking the truth: it is not a fiction)

Upon this he rose and went. Now, as it happened, an Ethiopian eunuch who was in a position of high authority with Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, as her treasurer, had visited Jerusalem to worship there,

And for two days he remained without sight, and did not eat or drink anything.

This is my handwriting. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

and He took it and ate it in their presence.

Wherever they refuse to receive you, as you leave that town shake off the very dust from your feet as a protest against them."

for she said, "If I but touch His clothes, I shall be cured."

I have great confidence in you: very loudly do I boast of you. I am filled with comfort: my heart overflows with joy amid all our affliction.

but if any one loves God, that man is known by God.

And if any one seeks to injure them--fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies; and if any one seeks to injure them, he will in this way certainly be killed.

I sent you to reap a harvest which is not the result of your own labours. Others have laboured, and you are getting benefit from their labours."

And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving due requital for what we have done. But He has done nothing amiss."

If not, while the other is still a long way off, he sends messengers and sues for peace.